The was the third oldest collateral branch (ōke

Oke

The , were branches of the Japanese Imperial Family created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya house. All but one of the ōke were formed by the descendants of Prince Fushimi Kuniye. The ōke were stripped of their membership in the Imperial Family by the American Occupation Authorities in...

) of the Japanese Imperial Family

Imperial House of Japan

The , also referred to as the Imperial Family or the Yamato Dynasty, comprises those members of the extended family of the reigning Emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties. Under the present Constitution of Japan, the emperor is the symbol of the state and unity of the people...

 created from the Fushimi-no-miya

Fushimi-no-miya

The ' is the oldest of the four shinnōke, branches of the Imperial Family of Japan which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne in the event that the main line should die out....

, the oldest of the four branches of the imperial dynasty allowed to provide a successor to the Chrysanthemum throne

Chrysanthemum Throne

The is the English term used to identify the throne of the Emperor of Japan. The term can refer to very specific seating, such as the takamikura throne in the Shishin-den at Kyoto Imperial Palace....

 should the main imperial line fail to produce an heir.

The Yamashina-no-miya house was formed in 1871 by Prince Akira

Prince Yamashina Akira

align=right|' , was the founder of a collateral line of the Japanese imperial family.-Early life:Prince Akira was born in Kyoto, the eldest son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye , the twentieth head of the Fushimi-no-miya, the oldest of the four branches of the imperial dynasty allowed to provide a...

, eldest son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye

Prince Fushimi Kuniye

was a Japanese minor royal, he was the 20th prince Fushimi-no-miya 1817/1848, married and had issue, at least 17 sons and 4 daughters....

, an adopted son of Emperor Kōkaku

Emperor Kokaku

was the 119th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Kōkaku's reign spanned the years from 1780 through 1817.-Genealogy:...

 and later of Emperor Kōmei

Emperor Komei

was the 121st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kōmei's reign spanned the years from 1846 through 1867.-Genealogy:Before Kōmei's accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name was ;, his title was ....

 and an advisor to Emperor Meiji

Emperor Meiji

The or was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 3 February 1867 until his death...

 in the new Meiji government.

On October 14, 1947, Prince Yamashina Takehiko

Prince Yamashina Takehiko

align=right|, was the third head of the Yamashina-no-miya, a collateral line of the Japanese imperial family. He was nicknamed “the Flying Prince”.-Early life:...

 lost his imperial status and became an ordinary citizen, as part of the American Occupation

Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers

Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers was the title held by General Douglas MacArthur during the Occupation of Japan following World War II...

's abolishment of the collateral branches of the Japanese Imperial family. On his death without heirs in 1997, the mian line of the Yamashina-no-miya became extinct.

The Yamashina name was carried on by Prince Yamashina Takehito's younger brother, Marquis Yoshimaro Yamashina

Yoshimaro Yamashina

Marquis was a Japanese ornithologist. He was the founder of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology.-Biography:Yamashina was born in Kōjimachi, Tokyo, the second son of Prince Kikumaro Yamashina. He developed a love of birds at an early age, which were found in abundance on the vast Yamashina...

, the noted ornithologist.

The Yamashina-no-miya palace was located in the Kōjimachi

Kojimachi

is a neighborhood in Chiyoda, Tokyo.Prior to the arrival of Tokugawa Ieyasu, it was known as . The area developed as townspeople settled along the Kōshū Kaidō. In 1878 Kōjimachi became a ward in the city of Tokyo. It was the forerunner of Chiyoda which is now a special ward.The Kōjimachi ward was...

 district of Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

.

	Name	Born	Succeeded	Retired	Died	Notes
1		1816	1864	.	1898
2		1873	1898	.	1908
3		1898	1908	1947	1997